Microsoft Preps IE7 Beta Refresh
Posted by Steven Parker on 21 March 2006 - 07:27 · 9 comments & 2110 views
On Monday at the Mix '06 conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft will issue a refreshed version of Internet Explorer (IE) 7 beta, which the company is describing as feature complete. The company will also discuss the next version of IE at the show, which will likely include features that didn't make it into IE 7, including a true download manager and more seamless inline Web page searching.

A Microsoft representative told me last week that the company would issue an update to IE 7 at the Mix '06 show, a conference aimed at Web developers. Also, IE developers discussed the release during a recent online chat. "The important thing about this release is that no further layout changes will be made for IE 7.0," Microsoft's Cyra Richardson noted. "[Mix '06] attendees will receive several items at the show that will allow them to better test IE compatibility. We will be striving to allow attendees to start testing with the layout complete version of IE 7."

Looking forward, Microsoft expects to ship subsequent IE versions far more quickly than before, with nothing like the gap between IE 6 and IE 7, according to the company. Microsoft will solicit feedback for future IE versions at Mix '06.

News source: Full Article @ Wininformant





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(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by Andy13 on 21 Mar 2006 - 07:29
Layout is complete? What does that mean?
Quote this comment #1.1 Posted by Neobond on 21 Mar 2006 - 07:31
It means that when Vista and IE7 hit Beta 2 the UI (interface) will be frozen. I expect the interface to be very similar to the recently released public preview but I sure wish they would do something about those clunky buttons on XP!
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by wutang01 on 21 Mar 2006 - 07:34
"Microsoft expects to ship subsequent IE versions far more quickly than before, with nothing like the gap between IE 6 and IE 7, according to the company. Microsoft will solicit feedback for future IE versions at Mix '06."

Took them awhile to figure that out. Took them a Mozilla threat
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by Xerxes on 21 Mar 2006 - 07:40
Yeah, but they haven't completely learnt, Mozilla is available on multiple platforms, subsequent IE versions will require Vista I beleive (I recall reading somewhere, that IE7 will be the last IE that will support the "older" OS's (that been XP/2k etc)...but if I'm completely wrong feel free to correct me
(4 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by Jexel on 21 Mar 2006 - 07:53
I've actually removed my IE7 uninstall files so I can't uninstall IE7. It there any way which I can do this or will I be forever stuck with IE7?
Quote this comment #3.1 Posted by ckempo on 21 Mar 2006 - 08:16
Ditto. Help!
Quote this comment #3.2 Posted by physarl on 21 Mar 2006 - 08:37
u shud bear in mind that IE7 is still in beta stage ..
so removing those files will create a problem that shudn't be there at a 1st place..

reinstalling the build (not the MIX build) might do some helps
as it would recreate the uninstallation folder and files .. only my suggestion then
Quote this comment #3.3 Posted by balupton on 21 Mar 2006 - 08:40
Serves you right
Quote this comment #3.4 Posted by Jexel on 21 Mar 2006 - 10:47
actually it should be ccleaners fault. I checked the "Hotfix uninstallers" knowing that it would delete the uninstall files though I hardly thought it'd deleted IE7 considering its NOT a hotfix.
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